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What do you think about the low sound on Galaxy Note!

I've had this mobile like 2 months now. and im starting too realize how bad the sound on this device is. I have 3 set of Headphones like Bose Quietcomfort, Beats by dre, and the sound is so much better and higher if you try the same headphones on my old iphone 4. Why do samsung have so low sound? any suggestion? ive tried the most of volumeboosters out there like Voodoo or Volume plus etc, it gets a litle better but far away from the old iphone?

I have had no problems with the sound on my Note. Maybe yours is defective?
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yentlequible said:
I have had no problems with the sound on my Note. Maybe yours is defective?
i dont have any problems either, exept that the device plays too low,its not defect cuz i have to different notes too test with. All im sayin is if u put this phone against
any other smartphone, this phone will have the lowest sound!
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AleksLenin said:
yentlequible said:
I have had no problems with the sound on my Note. Maybe yours is defective?
i dont have any problems either, exept that the device plays too low,its not defect cuz i have to different notes too test with. All im sayin is if u put this phone against
any other smartphone, this phone will have the lowest sound!
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Low as in volume or quality? When I have compared my phone to my old galaxy s, an iphone, and an HTC sensation, my Note far surpassed them all in terms of volume and quality.
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yentlequible said:
Low as in volume or quality? When I have compared my phone to my old galaxy s, an iphone, and an HTC sensation, my Note far surpassed them all in terms of volume and quality.
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I have to agree, haven't noticed any problems with music or video sound quality/volume through stock and big AKG headphones. Maximum is always a little too much for normal listening.

yentlequible said:
AleksLenin said:
Low as in volume or quality? When I have compared my phone to my old galaxy s, an iphone, and an HTC sensation, my Note far surpassed them all in terms of volume and quality.
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thats impossible, try again with headphones that cost over 200 dollars... i mean its a reason for programs like audioboost for SGII, or vodoo louder for note has been released!!
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After repairing my broken display, there is room for another speaker. I don't have problems listening to music through headphones over barking dogs(work). Im not disappointed but I did have high expectations for the speaker on the back.
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Sorry to hear your having problems. Subjectively, I'm having no problems with the sound. In fact though this phone is similar to the S2, i have noticed much improvement with the note's sound quality in-call.

AleksLenin said:
I've had this mobile like 2 months now. and im starting too realize how bad the sound on this device is. I have 3 set of Headphones like Bose Quietcomfort, Beats by dre, and the sound is so much better and higher if you try the same headphones on my old iphone 4. Why do samsung have so low sound? any suggestion? ive tried the most of volumeboosters out there like Voodoo or Volume plus etc, it gets a litle better but far away from the old iphone?
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I experienced the same thing as you, as I had an iPhone 4 previously and the sound quality from the iPhone was much more full and overall louder.
The fix for my Note was to get Voodoo Louder from the market (paid app), and it does wonders for obtaining higher volume levels, as well as giving the Note a more full bodied sound (though only through your headphone jack).
Give it a try and see!

for me galaxy note produce high quality sounds and sound volume can be realy high. I had sgs2 and listening within music was pain in the ass

Try removing dirt from your ears LOLJK...just buy voodoo louder or poweramp.

I fixed the low sound volume in the stock music player by going to> menu> more> settings> equalizer> custom> and r
move the levers all the way up, all of them, than go to sound effects and choose> Bass Enhancement, and be careful not to damage your ears, the internal streakers will be louder too.

Instead of bass enhancement, try this http://knowmydroid.com/blog/enable-megabass-android-phone

I recently purchased a Galaxy Note (GT-N7000). And I noticed that when I use the AUX port in my car to play Google Music through - I have to turn up my volume much higher than I did with my iPhone 3G. I have the "Media Volume" all the way up on my Note. Problem is that if I switch to the radio - which is rare but might happen - it will be far louder than using my phone. Any way to level this out?

Oh please just read my post one post above yours, my car's speakers will blow off while using the GNote.

I get better sound quality on my note with stock headphones than used to on my iPhone 3g(stock headphones), maybe was something faulty with the iPhone... Also i don't need to raise the volume over the middle level sound bar. That's loud enough!
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orificium said:
I recently purchased a Galaxy Note (GT-N7000). And I noticed that when I use the AUX port in my car to play Google Music through - I have to turn up my volume much higher than I did with my iPhone 3G. I have the "Media Volume" all the way up on my Note. Problem is that if I switch to the radio - which is rare but might happen - it will be far louder than using my phone. Any way to level this out?
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That also happens with my pioneer car unit. With the iPhone i used level 20 plugged with the phone port rather than the headphone out(wich bypassed the iOS volume), with the note i have to use something like vol 40! What i do is set the Multimedia volume to the MAX that seems to "fix" the problem! ...

There's little benefit from software here. Like sgs2 note has inferior DAC( yamaha) compared to SGS or iphone. It's hardware limitation here.
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uncommonaman said:
Instead of bass enhancement, try this http://knowmydroid.com/blog/enable-megabass-android-phone
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This is made for sony ericcson headphones...Sooo........
Its true that the stock headphones are better Vs iphone Stock headphones. But iphone stock headphones aint all that if you try the sound On good headphones, iphone will win!
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I have beyerdynamic DT990 600ohm. It is not bad with note compared to my x fi titanium HD + external headphone amp e9.
It is a little bit loud at maximum volume. So I guess normal headphone should work fine without volume issue.
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choikugi said:
I have beyerdynamic DT990 600ohm. It is not bad with note compared to my x fi titanium HD + external headphone amp e9.
It is a little bit loud at maximum volume. So I guess normal headphone should work fine without volume issue.
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LOL, thats the most geeekest thing i think ive heard too day I like it
but anyways if u try them in an iphone you will hear clearly a difference! And I do not even consider myself any good at hearing stuff like that,,,

Official Sound Quality Thread

Anyone have experience with the S4 Pro audio chip? As far as I know, Qualcomm uses there own DAC, not a Wolfson or Yamaha. Lets hear your thoughts!

This is the one thing that makes or breaks a phone, does any other phone with an S4 processor use the DAC used in the N4?

I hope that the n4 sounds pretty good. It's really necessary for me
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oddlyshapedstickman said:
This is the one thing that makes or breaks a phone, does any other phone with an S4 processor use the DAC used in the N4?
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thomsch said:
I hope that the n4 sounds pretty good. It's really necessary for me
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Couldn't agree more. I have the i9300 right now, and while the audio quality is good, the volume from the headphone jack is weak. Seems like I constantly have the volume at least 3/4 when out in public to hear my music.

Assuming the DAC in the S4 pro is the same as (or better than) the one in the standard S4, this article puts it on par with the wolfson: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ne-x-isnt-amazing-at-all-even-by-the-numbers/

Alright, this is starting to worry me

The main reason why I am selling my T-Mobile s3 is cause of the audio if n4 dosnt have good one I am sticking with my gs3
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this is what ive been looking for. Still buying the phone but if the dac is bad buying the 8gb instead of 16, and buying a new Media player

Lt.Tealc said:
The main reason why I am selling my T-Mobile s3 is cause of the audio if n4 dosnt have good one I am sticking with my gs3
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Wait, you're selling your S3 because of the audio. Am I right in saying the only other device to give better sounding audio is the Galaxy S1?

roughavoc said:
Wait, you're selling your S3 because of the audio. Am I right in saying the only other device to give better sounding audio is the Galaxy S1?
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Or....iPhone. Android users are kind of stuck with "bad"audio from what I've seen/read.
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roughavoc said:
Wait, you're selling your S3 because of the audio. Am I right in saying the only other device to give better sounding audio is the Galaxy S1?
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my brother has the original galaxy great sound every time it rings or plays music it,s fantastic i gave it to him so i can by the S3 and now i F*** envy him......... best Galaxy ever............... if u owned G-nexus how is the audio on it compare to GS1

if the Nexus 4 audio is the same as Optimus G, then here ya go straight from GSMArena.com:
"...the LG Optimus G with some of the cleanest output we have seen. The below average volume levels aside, the Optimus G results came out excellent in the first part of our test. When connected to an active external amplifier, the smartphone produces excellently clean output with no weak points whatsoever."
for more details around the sound test, go here and scroll down to the "Audio output is nicely clean, if somewhat quiet" section.

dynamic range and noise leave something to be desired. i think all this means is that the device doesnt go very loud. they probably capped the volume in favor of low THD

Can't be any worse then the GS3. MY i9300 volume is weak.

K Rich said:
Can't be any worse then the GS3. MY i9300 volume is weak.
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comparison GSMArena did between SGS3 and the Optimus G:
"Both the Samsung Galaxy S III and the LG Optimus G posted some excellent scores in our audio quality test. The Galaxy S III output is generally a bit cleaner, but the difference is a bit hard to detect with a naked ear. The two are also quite evenly matched, when it comes to volume levels too - sadly neither of them is particularly impressive in that aspect. If we had to pick we'd give the Galaxy S III the win here, but no matter which one you choose, you'd be getting pretty good audio output."
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g_vs_samsung_galaxy_s_iii-review-838p8.php

Having used Voodoo Sound from day one of release until now, and as a sound tinkering audiophile, what I would need most is basically the equivalent to voodoo louder, ability to amp it up and down since if that's used well it doubles clarity and soundstage by getting the perfect output which matches your cans.
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Nexus 4 I believe is a mindblowing handset.
Only doubt I have is about the audio-quality.
I'm in between the Iphone5, HTC One X+ and the N4.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/02/iphone-vs-rivals-audio-tests/
What do you think, the quality could be somewhere near the good tested devices from engadget?

Whatever the Galaxy S1 line had they need to use that mixed with voodoo sound control simply amazing
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K Rich said:
Couldn't agree more. I have the i9300 right now, and while the audio quality is good, the volume from the headphone jack is weak. Seems like I constantly have the volume at least 3/4 when out in public to hear my music.
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So it brothers you that you have to have your volume at 75% when in loud locales. ? Most ridiculous post I've possibly ever seen on xda.
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.

scottspa74 said:
So it brothers you that you have to have your volume at 75% when in loud locales. ? Most ridiculous post I've possibly ever seen on xda.
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.
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Not loud locales, normal shopping center environments. That's with Klipshe S4 headphones that do a decent job of blocking out sound too. Even the S2 was better at volume from the headphone jack.

Biggest Disappointment? Speaker.

I've been really satisfied with the overall performance and feel of the Nexus 5. The only problem I have with the device is the anemic speaker quality. I feel like I get more vibration from the phone than I actually get sound out of the device.
Its not a deal breaker for me (I'd rather have a reference device than speakers on the front that sound good like the HTC One) but it is a concern. Not sure if I'll be able to even hear it ring in louder environments.

I think the speaker is like 1000x better than the Nexus 4 speaker.

I don't like the placement of the speaker. I keep putting my thumb over it cause of the way I hold my phone.
>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5

DowntownJeffBrown said:
I don't like the placement of the speaker. I keep putting my thumb over it cause of the way I hold my phone.
>^.^< Sent from meow nexus5
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Me too :/
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Funny, one of the reviewers on Youtube said that the speaker was incredibly loud. Search for Androidizen's hands on.

I agree. Speakers suck in this phone. However that is only if you turn the volume all the way up. If you leave it at 80% sound is clear. Not too loud though....

Gorgenapper said:
Funny, one of the reviewers on Youtube said that the speaker was incredibly loud. Search for Androidizen's hands on.
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Its reasons like this that almost anything you read has to be taken with a grain of salt, some say the speaker is loud, others say its barely audible. I mean come on, how can anyone make an informed decision when every detail of the phone gets praises and boos at the same time.

VSack said:
I've been really satisfied with the overall performance and feel of the Nexus 5. The only problem I have with the device is the anemic speaker quality. I feel like I get more vibration from the phone than I actually get sound out of the device.
Its not a deal breaker for me (I'd rather have a reference device than speakers on the front that sound good like the HTC One) but it is a concern. Not sure if I'll be able to even hear it ring in louder environments.
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Its not a problem for me as I rarely use speaker.

VSack said:
I've been really satisfied with the overall performance and feel of the Nexus 5. The only problem I have with the device is the anemic speaker quality. I feel like I get more vibration from the phone than I actually get sound out of the device.
Its not a deal breaker for me (I'd rather have a reference device than speakers on the front that sound good like the HTC One) but it is a concern. Not sure if I'll be able to even hear it ring in louder environments.
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Honestly I've heard different things about the speaker. Guess people have different expectations.

Problem solved

VSack said:
I've been really satisfied with the overall performance and feel of the Nexus 5. The only problem I have with the device is the anemic speaker quality. I feel like I get more vibration from the phone than I actually get sound out of the device.
Its not a deal breaker for me (I'd rather have a reference device than speakers on the front that sound good like the HTC One) but it is a concern. Not sure if I'll be able to even hear it ring in louder environments.
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+1.
The speaker sucks so much.

theesotericone said:
Problem solved
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That link doesn't work

tpcrackpipe said:
That link doesn't work
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Try it again

You don't need to be an expert to see the speaker sucks. Those of you who don't have the phone yet will find out soon enough ^^
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Nutsonfire said:
You don't need to be an expert to see the speaker sucks. Those of you who don't have the phone yet will find out soon enough ^^
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I didn't buy it for the speaker. lol Check out that link I posted or buy some headphones.

theesotericone said:
I didn't buy it for the speaker. lol Check out that link I posted or buy some headphones.
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Me neither, I'm not complaining I'm just making a statement.
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Speakers isn't beats audio like HTC but its good here for me
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peachpuff said:
Its reasons like this that almost anything you read has to be taken with a grain of salt, some say the speaker is loud, others say its barely audible. I mean come on, how can anyone make an informed decision when every detail of the phone gets praises and boos at the same time.
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it's almost as if people and their preferences were. . .different!!!!!!

Interested to hear thoughts on this from those that are disappointed in the speaker.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.podlanica
I've tried it and think it makes a difference though it's obviously still not One territory.
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Coming from the Galaxy S &Note range for the past 4 years I jave to say this pjone has the worst speakers I've. Evwr used. Guess that's where they cut the price on. The sound is tiny~! >.<
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Can Someone Comment On Audio Quality?

Music audio quality via Aux and Bluetooth are key for me. I need to know if it's true that the new Note 7 with the 820 supports the same quality that is in the HTC 10. I was reading some posts elsewhere that the Note 7 has some new drivers that are different than the S7 and should be the same quality as the HTC 10. I currently own the 10 and love it, but mostly because of the Boomsound/Audio quality when listening to music. But I really love Sammy's OLED display and Camera.

I'm by no means an audiophile, and I've never owned an HTC. But I do have a decent set of medium-priced Shure in ear headphones that sounded great on my Note 4, GS5, and continue to sound great on my Note 7. If you're really picky about sound quality I highly recommend going to your nearest T-Mobile or Best Buy and try out a display model with your headphones of choice.

Flawless.

Unless a test is released, I will continue to assume it is nothing special and an average performer.

It is very close to the same sound quality as the Note5. Can't compare it to the HTC but from the articles I read, I am not sure if compares or not. It sounds good but it still could benefit a lot from Viper4Android.

I have jump on demand and came from the HTC 10. The screen and s-pen are amazing. Blow the HTC away.
The audio is garbage on the note 7 compared to the 10. It is exactly the same hardware as the S7. Speaker gets decently loud but there is no crispness like on the 10. And the headphone jacks are no comparison.
In fact I ended up buying a Fiio Q1 dac/amp to make up for it.

Lg v20 releasing tonight with quad dac.
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I'm no audiophile either but my Note 7 sounds pretty good with Beats Solo Wireless phones, particularly if I plug it in. The Samsung Level Pro U I have which is supposed to tap into the UHD feature could use some more bass but is otherwise okay.

Samsung has a protocol called UHQ. It only works with three audio devices from, of course, Samsung. The level On Pro, the Level on U Pro and a bluetooth speaker. Coupled with Poweramp beta, it will either up convert everything to 24\192, or most importantly,stream native 24\192 wired or .......WIRELESSLY (emphasis mine).
As the proud owner of countless bluetooth stereo devices, going back to 2005, this is the highest bar achieved, I've heard from a mobile device, without an external DAC. As with all unqualified statements of excellence, I am sure others will have opinions on this. I will be listening to Music.

The sound quality I get from the Note 7 without modifying (all flat) it is fine. I like the "Tube Amp Pro" (simulates soft timbre of tube amplifier). Not perfect by any means. And not the same high quality of an high end audio system. But impressive.
You are never ever going to get the high end wired audio quality sound from Bluetooth. Bluetooth will be much better than any "smartphone" builtin speakers by a large margin. Only wired high end full range full sized headphones will you get true high end quality audio sound.
What surprises me is how many people don't care about sound quality. They rather have the convince of the builtin speakers or Bluetooth. It is the Thing now days to play all audio through your builtin speakers. No matter where you are and who is around you. Convince is over ruling quality.
So I am very surprised to see someone asking about audio quality.
It also surprises me to see how many people think "okay" quality sound is high quality.
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So,......................if you are as convinced as you are that no protocol will improve Bluetooth, who am I to change your mind as it already made up. With the advent of the loss of the jack on the Iphone, there will some increased urgency to make bigger strides to improve wireless audio devices.
Not to sound too much like a fanboy but this tech is different. I am pretty sure this isn't a case of cognitive dissonance but I hear a great deal of difference between using these below with and without UHQ turned on.
http://www.samsung.com/us/audio/hea...wireless-pro-headphones-black-eo-pn920cbegus/
I am currently using the above, the VModa wireless and the Dash with the Note 7. This is better and compares well to the KEF wired headphones.
If any of you own the recent samsung phones, get a set of these and if they don't change your mind about bluetooth, I'll pay your return shipping (limited to 5 of you)
Please be sure to use the UHQ app and Poweramp beta with the experimental 24\192 streaam.

Im having note 5 and note 7 right now.. Got better sound quality on note 5. It might be just up to my phone because I also have problems with wifi signal, so bad
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rankoradza said:
Im having note 5 and note 7 right now.. Got better sound quality on note 5. It might be just up to my phone because I also have problems with wifi signal, so bad
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I used to have the Note 5 and definitely was louder. The thing is, the Note 7 has IP68 rating for water resistance, so the phone is pretty sealed up and the sound is weak because of it.

My audio through bluetooth was great for being bluetooth then all of a sudden I noticed a loss in volume and quality past few days. I haven't changed any settings or installed any apps that should interfere
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draztikrhymez said:
My audio through bluetooth was great for being bluetooth then all of a sudden I noticed a loss in volume and quality past few days. I haven't changed any settings or installed any apps that should interfere
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Clean out your ears lol.
But seriously, have tried un-pairing and re-pairing?
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toastido said:
Clean out your ears lol.
But seriously, have tried un-pairing and re-pairing?
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Haha yea I tried that first but my ears just won't stay clean. They are automatically creating a natural ear plug for when my phone explodes I think.
I'll try to un-pair and re-pair, can't remember the last time I did that actually
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Bottom Speaker

Hi all...
My 2 month old 4XL.
I was comparing it's speakers to my wife's S9. And when I turned both of their volumes to max, my speaker simply fell short of S9.
On inspection I found that the bottom speaker had suddenly become very low in volume.
I did try other songs as well.
Then I thought of restarting my phone and now the problem has gone away. They are back to normal awesome speakers.
Should I be scared???
I imported this set from the USA in India.
Thanks

Xebeck said:
Hi all...
My 2 month old 4XL.
I was comparing it's speakers to my wife's S9. And when I turned both of their volumes to max, my speaker simply fell short of S9.
On inspection I found that the bottom speaker had suddenly become very low in volume.
I did try other songs as well.
Then I thought of restarting my phone and now the problem has gone away. They are back to normal awesome speakers.
Should I be scared???
I imported this set from the USA in India.
Thanks
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looks like software issue, might be just a temporary thing. if it continues to happen, reach out to google

Does the lower volume consistently happen? Ivf never noticed it for myself and my October 2019 Pixel 4 XL. It's always been louder than my wife's S9+.
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Thanks...
Decided to sell it off as Google does not support it in India...
Close thread please.

Are both bottom speakers supposed to work?

thegios said:
Are both bottom speakers supposed to work?
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Left grill is a mic the right is the speaker.
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